Marcus, from the Columbus, Ohio area, is undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. Marcus suffers from essential tremor, a neurological disorder affecting an estimated 4 to 10 million people in the US alone! ET is about 10 times more common than Parkinson's Disease, which it is often confused with

This episode focuses on his second of this 3-part surgery, implantation of the second electrode. If you include the turn-on phase, it becomes a 4-part surgery.

There are several different versions of DBS surgery, depending on the patient and the surgeon. Mine was done differently than Marcus'.

As always, a video version of this podcast is over on YouTube.

I can be reached for questions or comments at ShakeItUp.thepodcast@gmail.com. You can also send me questions for Marcus, which I will forward to him.

Marcus is a Columbus, Ohio area resident. He is undergoing a slightly different version of Deep Brain Stimulation ( DBS) than I had. His will be done in 3 steps, 4 if you include activation.

This podcast discusses his thoughts after step 1 of the surgery, implantation of the first electrode.

As always, a video version of this podcast is over on YouTube.

I can be reached for questions or comments at ShakeItUp.thepodcast@gmail.com. You can also send me questions for Marcus, which I will forward to him.

BTW, I apologize for the quality of my audio. I'm experimenting with different mic techniques.

Chelsea is a Therapy Awareness Consultant with Medtronic Corp. Medtronic is a world-wide company with approximately 90K employees.

She is very articulate and makes a complex subject very understandable. While her position deal primarily with deep brain stimulation (DBS), she advocates for the most appropriate treatment for each individual.

Part 1 deals with her role and general ET information, Part 2 deals more with Medtronic and their place within the market

Some helpful links:

• www.medtronic.com
• https://vilimed.com/